It concerns truck drivers closely! Search for a solution to the visa problem: Ministries took action

The ministries of Commerce, Foreign Affairs and Transport and Infrastructure continue to work to solve the problems experienced by truck drivers during the Schengen visa processes. In the diplomatic initiatives carried out before Bulgaria and the European Union Commission, visa facilitation and priority processing flexibility are requested for professional drivers.

In order to solve the problems faced by the international transportation sector, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu continue to work in coordination. The ministries intensified their diplomatic contacts to eliminate the difficulties experienced by truck drivers in accessing Schengen visas and to speed up the transitions at the border gates.

In this context, Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat held a meeting with Bulgarian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Demerdhziev on October 29, 2026, regarding the acceleration of border crossings between the two countries and the solution of the problems experienced by Turkish drivers. It was reported that contacts with European Union Commission officials continue regarding the issues discussed at the meeting.

DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS FROM HAKAN FİDAN AND ABDULKADİR URALOĞLU

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met separately with the Bulgarian Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and expressed his expectations for the acceleration of transitions between the two countries.

The initiatives carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the relevant counterparts, embassies and European Union institutions in Europe, in order to facilitate professional drivers' access to the Schengen visa and accelerate the application process, continue.

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu also contacted the Bulgarian Minister of Transport and conveyed Türkiye's expectations.

Schengen visa restrictions encountered by truck drivers engaged in international transportation, especially at Kapıkule and Hamzabeyli customs gates in Edirne, and disruptions in the application processes are jointly monitored by three ministries.